A few months back we learned the consumer version of the Samsung Gear VR would be ready to roll this month. Today was the day, and if you rock a Samsung device from a select group, you can now pick up the Gear VR for only $99.
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Have you plunged into the world of virtual reality (VR) yet? Unlike Google Glass, VR is looking like it's here to stay as more and more manufacturers and developers jump on the accelerating bandwagon.¬†
And, thanks to this Samsung Galaxy S8 offer, now is a great time to jump right in - virtually speaking, of course.
As if you needed any extra incentive to snap up an impressive Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus, several smartphone sellers and networks are currently chucking in a Samsung Gear VR headset as well. That's ¬£119.99 worth of kit - check out ... ...

Oculus and Samsung Gear VR customers can now get refunds on content purchased digitally, with certain stipulations, as part of a large-scale overhaul that‚Äôs bringing a number of enhancements to both VR platforms. Content refunds do not apply to movies, bundles, or downloadable content tied to apps, games, and the like. For content that can be refunded, such as games and non-movie VR experiences, the window is 14 days, but only if you have spent less than two hours using the content. As long as these conditions are met, the refund should go . ...

Want to see the actual Soyuz spacecraft which was used for Tim Peake‚Äôs Principia mission? Of course you do. Coming to a town near you, the Soyuz TMA-19M is set to go on tour until 2019, complete with a unique VR space adventure.
The Science Museum Group, which acquired the capsule, has joined forces with Samsung to create¬†The National Tour of¬†Tim¬†Peake‚Äôs Spacecraft¬†and¬†Space Descent VR¬†‚Äď a virtual reality adventure using Samsung Gear VR technology which places visitors right at the heart of¬†Tim¬†Peake‚Äôs journey from the Inte... ...

Samsung has announced that it is partnering up with¬†Gangnam Severance Hospital and Korean VR development outfit FNI to create a set of mental health diagnosis programs centered around its Gear VR headset and ecosystem. The focus of the endeavor will be on suicide prevention and basic psychological assessment, helping to give individuals a base upon which to form a conversation with professionals, and to help individuals struggling with suicidal thoughts and tendencies. The plan is to create a number of programs to be tested at hospitals, usi. ...

Samsung's Gear VR headsets will get an all-new use in 2018, with the company announcing plans to use the virtual reality wearables to help diagnose mental health problems.
Partnering with the Gangnam Severance Hospital and VR specialists FNI, the intention is to roll out the tech to hospitals, schools and mental health care institutes commercially next year.
The move will see Samsung providing the hardware, FNI developing the software, and the Gangnam Severance Hospital making use of its specialist medical data in order to make the VR tool... ...

The upcoming Samsung Gear Sport appears to have been recently confirmed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to arrive with Tizen 3.0 OS out of the box, which would virtually mean that the wearable in question could become the first Samsung device of its type to adopt the aforementioned operating system. The WFA identifies the device by the model number SM-R600, which has been previously uncovered by Bluetooth SIG as well as the FCC.
According to previous reports, the Samsung Gear Sport will hit the market as some sort of a hybrid smartwatch designed to bo.. ...

The newest version of the Samsung Gear VR is currently discounted about 25%, over on Amazon. Coming in at just $112 right now. That‚Äôs not quite the lowest it has ever been, but it is pretty close. The Gear VR was announced back in February ahead of the Galaxy S8 launch in March. And it retails for $129, and rarely drops in price. So now‚Äôs a great time to pick one up.
Samsung Gear VR comes with a controller this time around, to make it easier to play games and navigate through the virtual world. It does come with an adapter so it will wor.. ...

A new Samsung patent, filed in December, surfaced¬†Friday, indicating the company‚Äôs new technology for controllers for its Gear VR headset. According to the patent, Samsung‚Äôs virtual reality headset controllers will function using a magnetic field and react to hand gestures. ...

The Recall VR Abduction, the virtual reality companion film for Wesley Snipes‚Äô science-fiction movie The Recall, has been launched on Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. The thirteen-minute short film officially arrived on those virtual reality platforms on June 23rd, taking viewers to the movie‚Äôs immersive experience through the point of view of Brendan, a character in the film played by co-star RJ Mitte. The Recall is a story about how five friends survive an alien invasion on Earth. If you are using either Samsung Gear VR or Oculus Rift, . ...

Samsung‚Äôs current Gear VR headsets require you to stick a Samsung phone in them to use as the screen and power source, but the next model might both have a built-in screen and massively increase the resolution.
According to industry insiders speaking to Naver, Samsung is working on a new Gear VR model with a 2,000ppi screen. That would be an enormous jump not just on current models, which vary based on the phone placed in them, but top out at under 600ppi, but also on the HTC Vive, which is the most expensive consumer VR product and offers.. ...

The next addition to Samsung‚Äôs Gear VR lineup of virtual reality headsets will have a pixel density of 2,000 pixels per inch (PPI), industry sources said on Wednesday, indicating that the South Korean consumer electronics manufacturer is aiming to take a significant step forward in this emerging market segment. The latest iteration of the Gear VR that was announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) earlier this year was designed to house the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus that boast 570 and 529 PPI, respectively. The upcoming Galaxy Note 8 will . ...

Samsung‚Äôs Gear VR now has a specially made, full-featured wireless controller that can be stowed inside the headset called the PlayPad VR. The Nyko-made gamepad has all the normal controls that one would expect, but is specifically made for use with the Gear VR, and fits where a phone would normally go when the headset isn‚Äôt in use. The PlayPad VR¬†connects via Bluetooth and charges via a USB Type-C port. It‚Äôs set to come out later this year¬†and has an MRSP of $49.99. The controller is the very first product to come from an official pa. ...

Virtual reality may be enthralling for the user behind the goggles, but it's not exactly riveting for spectators who can only see you oooh-ing and ahh-ing at some unseen splendor.
That's why, starting today, Oculus is adding Chromecast support to the Samsung Gear VR headset, making sharing your VR experiences to onlookers both possible and a snap.
All you need (besides a Gear VR) is a compatible smartphone running the latest version of Android and the most recent update to Oculus' mobile app.
Next, you hit the newly added "Cast" butto... ...

Virtual reality headsets tend to be harder to scale for group settings since the person with the headset is the only one who can see what's going on inside. But soon, Samsung Gear VR owners will be able to share what they're viewing with others. ...

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